The pursuit of wisdom, and other works by the author of the Cloud of Unknowing

by James Walsh (Tranlator, Editor, Annotator)

Other authorsGeorge A. Maloney (Preface), Frank Sabatte (Cover artist), An English Mystic of the Fourteenth Century (Root Text)
Hardcover, 1988

Publication

Imprint: New York; Mahwah, New Jersey : Paulist Press, c1988. Context: Originally circulated 14th century, England. Series: Classics of Western Spirituality. Responsibility: Anonymous English Mystic of the Fourteenth Century, Translated to Modern English by James A. Walsh, S.J.; preface by George A. Maloney, S.J., cover by Frank Sabatte. OCLC Number: 17872843. Physical: Text : 1 volume : ix, 325 pages ; 23 cm. Features: Includes appendix, bibliography, index.

Call number

GT-C-C / Anony

Barcode

BK-04459

ISBN

0809104040 / 9780809104048

CSS Library Notes

Description: 14th century manual is a classic of Christian mysticism on prayer and awakening through unknowing. -j

Table of Contents: The pursuit of wisdom --
Denis's Hidden theology --
The discernment of spirits --
The assessment of inward stirrings --
A letter on prayer --
A letter of private direction [elsewhere published as "The Book of Privy Counseling"]
Appendix: introduction to an English Carthusian manuscript

Location: COLLECTION: Teachings & Practices -- AREA: Great Traditions -- SECTION: Christianity - Roman Catholic / Filing name: Anonymous English Mystic of the Fourteenth Century

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Physical description

ix, 325 p.; 23 cm

Description

Included here are modern English translations of The Pursuit of Wisdom and five other essays by the unknown 14th-century mystic who wrote The Cloud of Unknowing.

Language

Original language

English (Middle)

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